Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS SETTERS & SET-UP OPERATORS
1995-97


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Butte	1996	$4.20- 8.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-10.00 ($7.20)	$7.00-15.00 ($10.00)
Los Angeles
Union	1995	$5.00-15.00 ($6.00)	$12.00-17.00 ($14.70)	$16.50-25.00 ($20.00)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00-18.00 ($6.00)	$9.00-20.50 ($14.00)	$12.00-24.00 ($21.00)
San Diego	1996	$6.00-10.00 ($8.00)	$8.00-15.00 ($10.00)	$6.00-24.00 ($15.00)
San Mateo
Union	1996	$10.00-10.00 ($10.00)	$15.00-16.00 ($15.00)	$20.00-25.00 ($23.60)
Non-Union	1996	$5.00-11.50 ($10.00)	$8.60-24.50 ($13.00)	$10.00-28.00 ($19.00)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS SETTERS & SET-UP OPERATORS
1996


Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$17.59	$18.31	$12.31-21.81
Orange County	$16.20	$17.01	$11.15-20.16
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$13.45	$12.61	$11.70-15.19
San Diego (San Diego)	$14.11	$14.00	$11.94-15.31

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department